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Nintendo Switch: It's (sold) Out!

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  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    vamen wrote: »
    mojojoeo wrote: »
    vamen wrote: »
    All those services announcements about the bad taste of the games did the opposite of what it should have.
    The very first thing I did when I got home was lick the game cart. I just HAD to know.
    It wasn't nearly as bad as it was made out to be. Not pleasant, but I've had meds that had a worse coating.

    So you know what you have to do? Start the next trend via rumor.

    Did you know the zelda cart is cool to the touch unless you place it directly on the tip of your....... left pinky.

    I bailed out before i hit the mountain.
    The joycons are pretty small as well, won't someone give those a lick?

    If you place the right joycon against your ear you can hear the ocean.

    I like the way you think.
    I'm going to make a whole youtube channel that just relates to me tasting every game that comes out. I'll be a sensation!

    hmmmmm

    acidic with just a hint of goomba

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  • azith28azith28 Registered User regular
    Has anyone applied the screen protector already? Any comments about the touch controls with it on? The screen feels a bit odd without one, i was thinking of going downstairs and grabbing one before i really start playing.

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  • -Abel--Abel- Registered User regular
    So my Switch from Bestbuy Canada is arriving this morning. My neon joycon set already arrived from Amazon and yet my Zelda Special Edition has not shipped (from Amazon). Of course that was the only one I paid for faster shipping on...It's estimating a Tuesday delivery right now. I know Amazon.ca does weekend deliveries in my city so I'm really hoping that magically changes to arriving tomorrow in the next few hours.

  • vamenvamen Registered User regular
    I feel my quest to see if my wireless issue is affecting more people will be tough at first. Most everything on any sort of forum right now is people talking about if they did or did not get their unit. Which is understandable, of course.

  • Big DookieBig Dookie Smells great! Houston, TXRegistered User regular
    mojojoeo wrote: »
    Xaquin wrote: »
    Could I in theory buy I am Setsuna and Shovel Knight on the nintendo website before plugging in the Switch?

    It takes seconds on the console and you dont have to worry with weirdness. I would do it all on console.
    Big Dookie wrote: »
    Okay probably a dumb question, but I will be able to buy Zelda digitally today, right?

    I realize I'm one of the few people actually wanting to do this, but I'm hoping to go digital-only as much as possible this go around. Just want to make sure I don't need to start searching it out in brick and mortar stores...

    Yup. estore downloads pretty fast too.

    Awesome, thanks!

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  • Knight_Knight_ Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    Heh it hurts way way too much to play through. I don't know, maybe this is just the inevitable carpal tunnel setting in. Yikes.

    Just weird that the 3ds would be totally fine because if you put a joy con on top of the 3ds you can barely tell the difference.

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  • mojojoeomojojoeo A block off the park, living the dream.Registered User regular
    vamen wrote: »
    mojojoeo wrote: »
    vamen wrote: »
    All those services announcements about the bad taste of the games did the opposite of what it should have.
    The very first thing I did when I got home was lick the game cart. I just HAD to know.
    It wasn't nearly as bad as it was made out to be. Not pleasant, but I've had meds that had a worse coating.

    So you know what you have to do? Start the next trend via rumor.

    Did you know the zelda cart is cool to the touch unless you place it directly on the tip of your....... left pinky.

    I bailed out before i hit the mountain.
    The joycons are pretty small as well, won't someone give those a lick?

    If you place the right joycon against your ear you can hear the ocean.

    I like the way you think.
    I'm going to make a whole youtube channel that just relates to me tasting every game that comes out. I'll be a sensation!

    I have subscribed, liked, and licked.

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  • SeidkonaSeidkona Had an upgrade Registered User regular
    My Switch just got delivered.


    Now to make it through the rest of the day at work.

    Mostly just huntin' monsters.
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  • DacDac Registered User regular
    Out for delivery.

    Time to do a shimmy.

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  • PrimePrime UKRegistered User regular
    Just turned up at work and I quickly unboxed and played 15min of Zelda.

    Grinned from ear to ear with that feeling of being ten years old again and unwrapping that one toy (you know the one) that you just had to have but didnt know if you were actually going to get it but there it is! Only these days I've got to fit playing it around work, planning a wedding and moving house...unless I build a pillow fort and hide in it all weekend!

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  • IncindiumIncindium Registered User regular
    Nitsua wrote: »
    Have you tried a Beat Buy, if you have one nearby? The one near me surprised me with how much they had.

    Sucess!! Best Buy had the Neon Joycon. They didn't have a midnight opening here so that probably helped. Now to go home and patiently wait for UPS.

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  • DacDac Registered User regular
    Knight_ wrote: »
    Heh it hurts way way too much to play through. I don't know, maybe this is just the inevitable carpal tunnel setting in. Yikes.

    Just weird that the 3ds would be totally fine because if you put a joy con on top of the 3ds you can barely tell the difference.

    Would you say the the promised joy was a con?

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    Knight_ wrote: »
    Heh it hurts way way too much to play through. I don't know, maybe this is just the inevitable carpal tunnel setting in. Yikes.

    Just weird that the 3ds would be totally fine because if you put a joy con on top of the 3ds you can barely tell the difference.

    it could also be a combination of your arms are further apart than the 3ds and it being slightly heavier. it this with the joycons on the tablet, in the grip, or just holding the joycons on their own?

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  • mojojoeomojojoeo A block off the park, living the dream.Registered User regular
    edited March 2017
    Entaru wrote: »
    My Switch just got delivered.


    Now to make it through the rest of the day at work.

    Bro. You can get out of it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwxqfEMiO0g

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    anyone know if the ps4 version of disgaea 5 had english voice acting? im wondering if the us version on switch will have it.....

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    vamen wrote: »
    I feel my quest to see if my wireless issue is affecting more people will be tough at first. Most everything on any sort of forum right now is people talking about if they did or did not get their unit. Which is understandable, of course.

    Sitting about five feet from the switch with it over my right shoulder, I had both joycons lose their connection sporadically last night after updating. I'll test it a bit more when I get home later today.

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  • SeñorAmorSeñorAmor !!! Registered User regular
    So I really want to leave work right now (I could, boss wouldn't care) to see if any of the stores have a spare Switch.

    With my luck, I'd find one right away but then have to suffer by not being able to play it for the rest of the day.

  • ED!ED! Registered User regular
    mojojoeo wrote: »
    Entaru wrote: »
    My Switch just got delivered.


    Now to make it through the rest of the day at work.

    Bro. You can get out of it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwxqfEMiO0g

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    anyone know if the ps4 version of disgaea 5 had english voice acting? im wondering if the us version on switch will have it.....

    Yes. It was pretty good.

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  • vamenvamen Registered User regular
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    vamen wrote: »
    I feel my quest to see if my wireless issue is affecting more people will be tough at first. Most everything on any sort of forum right now is people talking about if they did or did not get their unit. Which is understandable, of course.

    Sitting about five feet from the switch with it over my right shoulder, I had both joycons lose their connection sporadically last night after updating. I'll test it a bit more when I get home later today.

    This is actually an issue with the unit detecting my wireless network. It doesn't even SEE it, but it sees a bunch of nearby ones. Wasn't able to figure out why last night, but I didn't get much time to devote to it.

  • Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan Registered User regular
    Can't wait to leave work today - gonna go try to find a Joy Con charging station or grip and then head home. Then I'll spend the afternoon milking the ol' cow if you catch my meaning.

  • carmofincarmofin Registered User regular
    edited March 2017
    Played some 1 2 Switch at work today with random collegues.
    It was pretty fun, for all of 10 minutes...

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  • Knight_Knight_ Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    Naphtali wrote: »
    Knight_ wrote: »
    Heh it hurts way way too much to play through. I don't know, maybe this is just the inevitable carpal tunnel setting in. Yikes.

    Just weird that the 3ds would be totally fine because if you put a joy con on top of the 3ds you can barely tell the difference.

    it could also be a combination of your arms are further apart than the 3ds and it being slightly heavier. it this with the joycons on the tablet, in the grip, or just holding the joycons on their own?

    Kinda any configuration. In the tablet or on their own is worse than in the grip, but I can still feel it happening in the grip.

    The 30 minutes of shovel knight I played 7 hours ago is still causing pretty significant soreness even though I haven't touched it since.

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  • LailLail Surrey, B.C.Registered User regular
    I picked up a Switch at Walmart on my way to work today. Got there right when it opened and was given the last purchase ticket.

    Now there is a Switch sitting in my car.

    I can see my car from my office window.

    The Switch is calling to me.

    It wants to be played.

    It needs to be unboxed.

    ...it's going to be a long 8 hours...

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    Lail wrote: »
    I picked up a Switch at Walmart on my way to work today. Got there right when it opened and was given the last purchase ticket.

    Now there is a Switch sitting in my car.

    I can see my car from my office window.

    The Switch is calling to me.

    It wants to be played.

    It needs to be unboxed.

    ...it's going to be a long 8 hours...

    you left your switch in a car? Brave man.

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    carmofin wrote: »
    Played some 1 2 Switch at work today with random collegues.
    It was pretty fun, for all of 10 minutes...

    aaand that's why I'm not spending real money on it.

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  • DonnictonDonnicton Registered User regular
    Doesn't look like I'll be getting one until the next wave, seems to be sold out all over my region. Just as well, I should really be doing actual work anyway.

  • NeurotikaNeurotika Registered User regular
    Cool feature: if you go to the options menu for a physical game (hit +), you can redeem your gold for my Nintendo coins right there. Nice!

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  • Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
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    But man, what a fucking ordeal. I eventually got fed up with waiting for that e-mail and drove to the store. Asked there and they somehow couldn't find my order in the system at all. Thankfully I wrote down my order number so they were able to confirm it, but apparently no Switch was delivered to the store for me - and all the consoles for walk-in customers were already sold out.

    Thankfully someone cancelled their pre-order today, so I was able to get literally the last Switch they had.

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  • LailLail Surrey, B.C.Registered User regular
    wunderbar wrote: »
    you left your switch in a car? Brave man.

    I generally never leave anything in my car, but I work in a very un-populated area and my car is right outside my office window which is ground floor. I can almost reach the hood from my desk (not really).

  • GrundlestiltskinGrundlestiltskin Behind you!Registered User regular
    So I ordered a travel case and the HORI stand from Amazon 2 weeks ago and 6 weeks ago respectively. Both were listed as "March 3rd release," with no shipment info available. As of today, I still have no shipment info and both product pages have gone from "available March 3rd" to "temporarily out of stock." Which is pretty shitty.

    Did anyone else order either of these and actually receive it/get shipping information?

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    So I ordered a travel case and the HORI stand from Amazon 2 weeks ago and 6 weeks ago respectively. Both were listed as "March 3rd release," with no shipment info available. As of today, I still have no shipment info and both product pages have gone from "available March 3rd" to "temporarily out of stock." Which is pretty shitty.

    Did anyone else order either of these and actually receive it/get shipping information?

    I ordered a hori stand and case from Amazon.ca, neither have shipped yet, both showing March 8-10 arrival estimate.

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  • Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan Registered User regular
    Did in store pick up on a charging power grip. Now my fingers are crossed while I wait to see if I actually get it. Does anyone know if Gamestop can print Snipperclips codes or will I have to grab an eShop card with my store credit?

  • SeidkonaSeidkona Had an upgrade Registered User regular
    edited March 2017
    I have no delivery estimate for my Hori Stand from Amazon.

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  • DrezDrez Registered User regular
    So, I love it. I haven't even connected the system to my TV yet and I love it.

    If Nintendo just gets their shit together regarding the virtual console and other content offerings, this will be an amazing system.

    Zelda has blown me away in less than 30 minutes. So much so that I think I need to stop playing Breath of the Wild and go back to finish Wind Walker HD first since I don't know how I can go back to it after this.

    Disgaea 5 is going to be amazing on this. Question for those of you picking up the import. Are you doing that digitally? How would I do that?

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  • WraithvergeWraithverge Registered User regular
    Well, I'm pretty damned happy with mine! It was always a worry in the back of my mind that my massive goon hands wouldn't like the Joy-cons but every configuration has been really slick. I settled into using the dpad buttons immediately in the menus without thinking about it, so I think it will do just fine for things like Shovel Knight. Also: I'm weak and bought the archer Link amiibo. First Amiibo pickup ever!

  • Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
    Currently downloading the day 1 system update, it's taking about 3 minutes.

    Really smooth and easy setup process so far. The Switch is a bit heavier than I expected though.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    Knight_ wrote: »
    Naphtali wrote: »
    Knight_ wrote: »
    Heh it hurts way way too much to play through. I don't know, maybe this is just the inevitable carpal tunnel setting in. Yikes.

    Just weird that the 3ds would be totally fine because if you put a joy con on top of the 3ds you can barely tell the difference.

    it could also be a combination of your arms are further apart than the 3ds and it being slightly heavier. it this with the joycons on the tablet, in the grip, or just holding the joycons on their own?

    Kinda any configuration. In the tablet or on their own is worse than in the grip, but I can still feel it happening in the grip.

    The 30 minutes of shovel knight I played 7 hours ago is still causing pretty significant soreness even though I haven't touched it since.

    oh geez that sucks. yeah i wouldn't touch it until tomorrow at the earliest, or if you can get your hands on a pro controller. you may also want to look into trying these grips... maybe they'll help with the extra contouring similar to the wii u gamepad?

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  • wonderpugwonderpug Registered User regular
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    wonderpug wrote: »
    "Your UPS delivery is delayed due to mechanical issues with aircraft or truck movement. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible. / Your delivery has been rescheduled for the next business day."

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    That's a kick in the pants.

    If you've got the scratch you could always buy one now and return the other when it gets there, if you can find another that is.

    I did just that! <happy panda.gif>

    (and to assure people who hate scalpers as much as I do, my extra unit will end up going at cost to a friend who missed preorder windows.)

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  • AiouaAioua Ora Occidens Ora OptimaRegistered User regular
    Card has been charged for my Prime Now order. I'm pretty sure I'm not going to get fucked over.

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  • KyanilisKyanilis Bellevue, WARegistered User regular
    Picked up my Switch at midnight last night, took a bit to get through the Best Buy line but got the thing home and jumped right into Zelda. I've maybe put an hour and a half into the thing since I did need SOME sleep, but I'm still feeling pretty amazed by the whole experience.

    Also, Zelda looks pretty damn good. I knew it'd look good, but somehow all the media I've consumed (and I've consumed A LOT) still didn't prepare me.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    All the websites are saying stores at the shopping complex near my job are out of stock, but I kinda wanna check anyway just to see the setup.

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